<h2>Name</h2>
<p>
The word <em>Fatir</em> of the first very verse is the title given to this Surah,
which simply means that it is a Surah in which the word <em>Fatir</em> has
occurred. The other name is <em>Al Malaika</em>, which also occurs in the first
verse.
</p>
<h2>Period of Revelation</h2>
<p>
The internal evidence of the style shows that the period of the
revelation of this Sarah is probably the middle Makkan period, and
especially that part of it, when antagonism had grown quite strong and
every sort of mischief was being adopted to frustrate the mission of
the Holy Prophet.
</p>
<h2>Subject Matter and Theme</h2>
<p>
The discourse is meant to warn and reprove the people of Makkah and
their chiefs for their antagonistic attitude that they had then
adopted towards the Holy Prophet's message of <Em>Tauhid</Em>, like a well
wisher, and also to admonish them like a teacher, as if to say:"O
foolish people, the way to which this Prophet is calling you is to
your own advantage. Your anger, your tricks and machinations against
it and your conspiracies and designs to frustrate it are not directed
against him but against your own selves. If you do not listen to him,
you will be harming your own selves, not him. Just consider and ponder
over what he says : there is nothing wrong in it. He repudiates shirk.
If you look around carefully, you will yourself realize that there is
no basis for shirk in the world. He presents the doctrine of <Em>Tauhid</Em>. If
you use your common sense, you will come to the conclusion that there
is no being, beside Allah, Creator of the Universe, which might
possess divine attributes and powers and authority. He tells you that
you have not been created to be irresponsible in this world, but you
have to render an account of your deeds before your God, and that
there is life after the life of this world when everyone will meet the
consequences of what he has done here. If you thing a little you will
see that your doubts and your astonishment about it are absolutely
baseless. Don't you see the phenomenon of the reproduction of creation
day and night. How can then your own recreation be impossible for that
God Who created you from an insignificant sperm drop? Doesn't your own
intellect testify that the good and the evil cannot be alike? Then
think and judge for yourselves as to what is reasonable : should the
good and the evil meet with the same fate and end up in the dust, or
should the good be requited with good and the evil with evil? Now, if
you do not admit and acknowledge these rational and reasonable things
and do not abandon your false gods, and wish to continue living only
as irresponsible people in the world, the Prophet will not lose
anything. It is you yourselves only who will suffer the consequences.
The Prophet's only responsibility was to make the truth plain to you,
which be has done". 
</p>
<p>
In this connection, the Holy Prophet has been
consoled again and again, as if to say :"When you are doing full
justice to the preaching of your mission, you do not incur any
responsibility for those who persist in their error and do not accept
and follow the right way". Furthermore, he has also been consoled to
the effect "You should neither grieve on account of those who do not
want to believe, nor consume yourself with the thought of how to bring
them to the rights path. Instead of this, you should pay your full
attention to those who are inclined to listen to you". 
</p>
<p>
The believers
also, in this connection, have been given the good news so that they
may feel strengthened and encouraged and remain steadfast on the path
of the truth with full faith in the promises made by Allah.
</p>

